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Wichita eagle., 1887-06-08
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FROM PISA TO NICE.
Journey Through the Earthquake
Shaken District of Italy.

a Journey Through the Earthquake
Shaken District of Italy.
That part Of the Italian coast which was
recently shaken up by the earthquake is his
torical Posting on the Corinche road used
to be part of a liberal education. l made
trip III the saddle once from Pisa, by Genoa,
and through Monaco to Nice, where my
CALLED jade gave up the ghost, and / took to
the railroad. 1t was wonderful journey.
at the start it was in pleasant country.
Then We came into the shadow Of the Apen-
mines, in regions bleak and black with bandit
history. RUNS and poverty were On all sides
Even the .oa.e carriage road was advancing
In decay. Tie locomotive Knocked us as it
went by, scaring the ghosts Of Byron and
Coleridge, of Keats and Shelley, Lever,
Dickens and the rest of the STORED soiitudes
through which we rode All that WIS left Of
their time and the remoter past was the beg
garS
These no locomotive whistle could charm
away. They stood guard, or squatted it,
along the road, much closer than the mile
stones. l never saw such horrible examples
Of bodily defornity end nutilation In my
life as there. One of our party, a young
Neapolitan student, assured me that there
was man in Naples who manufactured Grip
pies Tor lillS TRADE. lie UOOk
manned and distorted them to order, and,
no matter how short natures supply of mon
strosities might be, contrived to exc it out.
thought my pleasant fellow traveller was draw
ing the long bow until years later, here at
home, 1 read in an Italian paper Of the
breaking up of a cripple factory in his own
city, and the condemnation Of the miscreant
who ran it to penal servitude.
The most beautiful part of the Corniche is
between Genoa and Nice. Here the tropics
girdle tho temperate zone with fruit and
blossom. The Mediterranean is plain Of
sapphire, Melted over with the white crests OF
the breaking wavelets. The fishing villages
and tho farms on either hand are like scenes
at the opera. The only people who work are
the convictS breaking stones to mend the
roads. You have plenty of company, for
there are winter resorts all along from Sa-
vona TO tho French border. Here the Alps
come down to the sea, and the foam frets the
feet of the eternal hills They begin at about
San Reno. Ventimiglia is among them,
Mentone, too, and Monaco is on a miniature
Alp of its own. 1t was at this point that the
earthquake did the least damage, according
to reports. 1t caused most harm in the Ri
viera, as the street is called, from San Reno
to Genoa But the swells at Cannes, Nice
and Meutone had dreadful fright.-Alfred
Trumble in New York News.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-08

An opinion in support of tho oLie2-y OF the
exercise comes from one Of tne 'eadins
actresses Of the day, who thus sDoa,s Of spar
ring by ladies: If a lady engaged II theatre
cal or operate work could select bat one Of
the many accomplishments to wh;ch we as q
class are devoted 1 should recommend spar
ring. The stately carriage, without which
none of Us can hope to succeed. is made the
more easy by knowledge Of the principles
of boxing, and it comes, too, without any
seeming effort. The grace OF motion that
some believe CONES only after having spent
DAYS and weeks with the foils or under the
tutelage of dancing master is Just as easily
acquired by sparring, and l think IN much
less time. Our most successful actors ana
actresses are those that include among their
other ACCOMPLISHMENTS that of the principles
of self-defense Langtry, Modjeska, Fanny
Davenport. Mary Anderson and others are all
adept in the art, and am glad TO know thar
the younger members Of the profession are
beginning 10 devote some attention TO the
matter New York Mail and Express.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-08
or the Stage

When Mr.. Joseph jefferson was campiny
out last summer one of his mates asked him
to recite certain scene from RIP Van
Wrinkle" but the actor declined, saying thCt
he could not repeat any long passage from
his parts away from the theatre.-The Ar
GnnsaIlt>
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-08
IRRIGATION

Is here successfully and pursued The Catln
Rocky canals fine Of rich black
soil can be found anywhere between Pueblo and Kan
Bob canal the north in course OF conStruc
tOn will add to the rrigabe immense territory
OF productive soil
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-08
ROCKY FORD,
BENT COUNTY, COLORADO.

The wonderful opening sale Of lots Rocky Ford
april r. 1887, amounted to $77OOOOO and which has
since by later sales been to the astonishing
tentton in Colorado and Kansas The history Of town
the lines Of the A. & s. F. Ry affords parallel to
this opening SALE either in the magnitude OF the amounts
invested intense earnestness displayed by the 400
purchasers who present. The movement was
aneous There an utter lack Of any to gen
unnatural excitement The results attained
entirely the genuine merits Of the location ITSELF
backed by beautiful and productive country Let be
that twentyfOur contracts each calling for
building not less than 81 OOO and equal num-
requiring the construction Of buildings OF the value
Of $500, were executed on the day OF sale.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-08

1t vhas awful good if you can forgif your
enemies, but some mans hat great deal more
respect for you if You vhas hardt kicker
Carl Dunder.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-08
f. Ford

Is located slope Arkansas River SO
OF Pueblo and IS miles Of Lamar 1t lies
the center OF the Pueblo land district and commands
splendid scope OF country both north and south.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-01-08
Valuable Documents.

Talking OF the unfortunate loss sustained
by the owners of the Epening Telegraph in
the burning of their library on Friday morn
ing, the phrase applied "the most valuable
collection of biographical, historical and scien-
tic data in the United States is somewhat
surprising. We might hazard the opinion
that Il only s25 900 represents the value Of
finest literary collection nf the United States
the United States can hardly possess any very
fine collections. Were that sum multiplied by
one hundred, that total would, we might
venture to say, only adequately represent
what might be expected to exist here in the
literary collection of the kind spoken Of
We are in the habit Of calling ourselves a
new country. In an important sense this is
very untrue. Our existence is only that Of
one century 1t is true. But that century
represents the nineteenth century-equal to
the sum of all preceding centuries.
Other nations are older. But in the one
hundred years of our life we have more Of
valuable cotemporary biography, history
and scientific data ready for library shelves
than all previous annals can furnish. Our
literary and scientific life is voluminous and
its full record should bs more ambition,
one than the paltry sum of $25, 900 could
cover.
"a century of Europe is worth cycle o
Cathay." So our ceDtiry of existence il
equal to all that is past, we have lived long
or In our one hundred years.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-01-08
PRICETWOCENTS.
oue-eighth more than all our meat and

One-eighth more than all our meat ant
hread.
Three times as much as our iron and steel
Ten times as much as our public educa.
zion.
Our tobocco costs six hundred million dol
lars (6OO, ,0OO,0O0,) or
One-flfth more than our bread.
Twice as much as our meat and iron.
Three times as much as our boots and
shoes.
Seven times as much as cur public educa-
tiou.
Our liquors and tobacco costs one billion
i've hundred million dollars (s1 500, 000, 000),
or
Three times as much as our bread.
Five times as much as our meat aud iron.
Seven times as much as our lumber
Seventeen times as much as our public ed
ncation, and these two items alone cost
more than iour.fif fths of all the rests.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-01-08
City and State.

1t is piece of empty Drag after all fo
Governor Stockley to trumpet out in 'bip
saps" the States solvency when its metropo.
polls is baukrupts 1t may be that the STATE
has nothing to do with its metropolis. But
at the same time there is some inoopgruity in
the picture of the solvency of one and the ip-
solyency of the other.
In one instance the municipal tables, chairs
and cusp'dors are levied on to satisfy judg.
meut of very few dollars, while in the othel
case half million dollars are lying idle tr
the credit of the people of the State.
There is something wrong here. Perhaps
It is in the management of city affairs.
State financial affairs are set mp in big
caps Municipal affairs of the metropolis
of Delaware would net d, not inappropriately
diamond type
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-01-08
A Promising Season.

The coming yachting season promises b,
long odds to be the lyeliest Americans hav,
yet witnessed.
Following the Thistle's challenge for th'
Americas cup comes the Royal Thames
Yacht Clubs Ocean race, free to all ior th'
sum of q, 900 to the winne-. Not to lie out
dor 9 by EuRlaud, Mr.. r. T. Bush of tbs
New Yolk Yacht Club, owner Of the schoon r
Coronei, has offered prize of $40 900 for th
winner In three Thousand mile race fion
Queenstown to Sandy Hook. This race i,
restricted to schooner yachts, or Two.
stickers" In yacting parlance. 1t is expect
cd that the schooners Fortuna. DaIntess,
Mohican and Gitans will pick up the ehal-
isnge. 1t is not known yet whether British
yachtsmen will be invited to join in the race.
With sunh fine contests in prospect thus
early in the season it can be readily seen
without calculating on future appointments
that the coming season will be brimful of III.
tsrest.
1t is to be hoped that some enterprisin
sailor will take hold of Priscilla and test heI
In the choppy broken waves of the English
Channel. She would be pretty eof pick
ing up some prizes on the other side.
Wilmipgtonians have not lost faith in theil
handsome boat. We do not think she has
had full test yet.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-01-08
Fears and Doubts.

There could be nothing invented nor man
ufaetured SO burthened with disaster to the
cause OF RefoI m in this State than the am
biguous position of some of the would-be
friends OF the 'Star-eyed Goddess.
If tie cause is really endorsed, genuinely
so, as some of these professors do protest
of themselves, why are their protestatons OF
endorsement always followed by the qualify
ing "But.' .". ......
The strong power of that merciless con-
junction is only too well known.
Its rhetorical value is not alone that Of
the simple vinculum. 1t may meau-we dis
own-we condemn-we want to temporize-
you must not beliye too implicitly our prev
ious words, etc.
The little word is not the simple conjunc-
ton of school days, it is distinctive, adyer-
satiye. or indeterminate. All these phases
are possible for the versatile usage of the
small monosylIable
Il is absolutely necessary at this critical
moment of the fate of Reform that our 'con-
versation should be yea, yea, and nay, nay '
Unfortunately we see around US in the
public press great deal Of differentiation
rukewarmness and faintheartedness.
Such ambiguous position is prolific
mother of doubt and indifference, the imme-
diate result of which is defeat
Those who wish to see Reform defeated in
Delaware will continue doubtir G, continue
taking exception. fearing this thing and
prophesying the other, until in the end We
shall see, what at one moment looked most
promising plump infant exhibit itself the
most miserable little starveling, all the flesh
fallen from its erstwhile round limbs. starved
to death at its own mothers breast
The verdict Of the people Of Delaware will
be that the movement of reform has been
killed by the Democracy.
Why is there all this halt and hesitation
in regard to the matter. Details are not Of
paramount importance just now. All thai
is possible in the future. Let the skeleton
plan of Reform be drafted and agreed t.
now. Let us secure the main points.
This squabbling in preliminaries is mos
| hot hot mt
be afforded to the enemies of progress ant
Reform in our State than this picture of dis
agreement
The friends Of Reform in tho Legislature
will be continually twitted with the facts o
our disagreement which will tend to max
progress in the measure more difficult still
and perhaps ultimately impossible.
There is no excuse whatever for'any differ
ence of opinion upon the main points of thi
, question. Unanimty is perfectly feasible.
The public is strongly impressed by tn
various opinions appearing in the publ
press. L. is the duty of the press then +
, deny itself for once the Indulgence of owe
duioruusness, obscurity, or vagneuess N
5 uncertain sound should be taught the pee
. pie. The duty just now is definite exac
r opinion. Anything else will give birth t
r doubt and ncertitudc followed by all thos
Z other evils that flock around an ambiguou
I position.
Let us stand clearly for Reform or dii
tinctly against it.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-01-08
The Draughting School,

We regret to see the Draughting School
close for any reason whatever,
1t is not of inferior Importance to our Pub
lie Schools. Many think it Of greater i'm
portauce-and their arguments are sound.
The record Of 120 pupils in attendance is a
splendid statement. q When we remember
that this batch Of young men represents the
pith and sinew, the very flower of Whining
ton young manhuod-gentlemanl young fell
lows, bright, Notwithstanding intel'igent!y
for the highest commercial honor that the
future offers why should we not regret thar
these classes are not made permanent
The trouble is with the blindness of our
State Educational authorities. Don't they
can perceive the signs of the times. Can
they not discern that the manual training
school is the desideratum of education Just
now.
Instead Of halting talk, why is there moi
some result seen in dtfiuite action We want
normal and hand training schools in Della
ware more than anything else. lu othel
words We want to see our young men train
ed into designers, carpenters, mechanics SC
instead of clerks and lcaIers.
When that is ess ,yed Governor Stockle.
may have some legitimate right to claim tha
education is advancing in Delaware.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-01-08
The Andover Professors.

The fact of most general interest in the
case of the trial of the five Andover P. ofess-
ors upon the indictment of heterodoxy is not
whether those gentlemen will be convicted
Or acquitted but is simply to learn what
their opinions are-w hat doctrines they hold.
As the statement made by Professor j. t.
fucker, who was examined Monday last
gives short epitorne of the belief and gener-
al theological standing of himself and his
four brethren, his words are reproduced.
He said IL accept for mys.lf. az do
those who will follow me, the defence made
oy our honortd colleague, Professor Smyth,
Oh az The points which are equally applca-
ole to all Of us. My defence is twofold It
covers my personal aud my official relations
co the creed. answer, first, that the theol-
ogy OF Progressive Orthodoxy is a natural
aud legitimate outcome of the creed of tho
seminary, espec ally on the point of greatest
contention, that Of probation for all men un-
der the Gospel. The five professors are all
alumni of the seminary. Two of them we're
called directly from studying to teaching
there. The other three, among them myself
we're called from the active duties of the
pastorate. For myself it is absolutely true
Ghat am conscious of holding the Gospti
truth in no other spirit and with no OIL ar
conclusion than that which held in nv ac.
tive ministry. cannot believe that this
present attempt represents the alumni. for 1
remember that when attempts were made at
regularly constituted alumni meetings to or
ganize movements like the present they ig-
ANONYMOUSLY failed.
THE doctrine of salvation by the light of
nature, which our prosecutors insist that tbe
creed teaches, was, when the creed was made
Unitarian argument, and every professor
is pledged to oppose the Unitarian and Uni
versalist theories. The Interpretation which
our opponents insist shall be put upon the
creed is that only those who in this life share
n the blessings of grace are ever effectually
called. According to this Interpretation by
logical result, all infants and the mass of
the heathen are lost. II this is the true in-
depreciation of the creed, it is to De taught |
am to teach my pupils to preach it. Suppose
they preach it, what better means can they
take to build up Universalsm ? In 1880 two
yeais before Dr. Newman Smyth was chosen
as professor, the class catering in 1881 num-
bered five. Now there are forty-eight under
tr@daass st~aonCs, NOT counting at all the
fourth year men and fellows. The sc minary
s second in the number of its Students
among the four congregational theological
seminaries in New England, if not secol d
among all those in America, of which there
are seven. Within the past year Andover
has received gifts amounting to not less than
$50, 900, and this has been 'inteligently' CIV
| en. | confess that when this hearing began
was Ilctous for its results upon the ac-
| cused, but now since | have heard our accus-
sers my solicituds is chiefly for the semi
nary"
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-01-08

| tense here. Governor Stockley throws then
full at us, as if to say "take that, and il
that idea don't fix you can't find out any
thing else that will" But, Governor we
neard all those big words before To us they
are species of 'inocuous desuetude,' in
Wilmington parlance, very, very ancient
| chestnut
The Governor meant to be impressive-we
car only smile.
The Governor next courageously essays to
break a knightly lance over that misguided
and epizootio hack Temperance and quitr
pedagrgicaly intoues a Ia P. t. Barnum in
Gregoran chant "This great moral subject
should receive your most thoughtful con-
sideration, divorced if possible, from part,
bias, iu its treatment. That great evils ex.
st by reason of excessive in1ulgence"- =
but that is enough. Imagine the individual
make up of the audience to whom these
words are seriously addressed, and the logic
Of the picture is unique
OF course the old story or rather dispute
upon the integrity of Maine prohibition is
introduced, with the omission however, Of
the Artemas Ward and Bill Nye comments-
ries and exceptions, which lack degrades the
Governors Temperance utterances once
more to the low status of innocuous desue-
tude or vipid penny-a-lining.
Governor Stockley asks for an increase in
the salary OF the Secretary of the State Board
IF Health. There is hint here that pei haps
it would be equally just to pay proper com
pensation to the Secretary of our local Board
of Health whose duties and responsibility, s
IN this State metropolis, Wilmington, are
manifold more onerous in a packed commU-
uity of 60 900 people than in the expanded
province of the State Secretary. There are
very large demands and responsibilities also
III the hands of our State Veterinarian. The
ia ming coinmunity's large and very yalua-
BILE stock plainly calls fnr sccnt'f fc care and
a well paid veterinary surgeon,
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-01-08
Amusenents.

At the Grand Opera House Tuesday eve
ming next Hadyu's Creation" will be given
by The Tuesday Club, 1t is understood that
the club has made thorough preparation for
the public rendering of the masterpiece. No
doubt the Opera House will be we'll filled
that evening.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, during
day and evening the Opera House will be
occupied by the Teachers Institute Meeting.
Saturday next, afternoon and evening the
great comedian John T. Raymond will pre-
sent Loyd's eccentric comedy "The Woman
Hater," Raymond's admirable characterize.
tions will be aided by large and excellent
company including Miss Helen Tracy, hr. j
3. Everhan, Miss octsvia Allen and others
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-01-08
= Senator cwhorter.

SehaCor nc" hofeos'
We have reason to be proud of Senate
McWhorter.
Hs Is exactly right in his argument ant
assault upon the coal combination here.
The cost of ton of coal to the averaft
citizen Of Wilmington taking rich and pool
together is between $7 and %, indeed neait
the latter figure.
THE WIMIseToNIAN indicated some week
ago how ton of coal can be retatled in NeN
York City at % 81. Aud under those figure
allowing an exec client dividend to mine own
srs, for royalty, for M ddiemen, for transpo
tation, aud also to the corner grocer who IA
tails it by the bucket
Compare these figures with the shameful
tax placed upon the poor Of our city
There is no doubt " hatever that thousaud
of our poor people pay at the rate Of slo pe
tou Of coal
Is not this iniquitous-if trus-and it il
trie, #-..". :
If GOAL can be placed at retail rates upol
the streets of New York. all the way from
the Pennsylvania mines, and this is the ar
sertiop, at s2-9i, why should We pay frum
sI0 to 1925 per ton at Wilmington which il
nearer by travel and transportation rates tt
the Pennsylvania mines than New York
Senator McWhorter is on the right track.
He is doing we'll for the citizens of Wilm ng-
ton--the poorer classes.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-01-08
Appalling Figures.

That we are thirsty people is pretty gen.
orally admitted, but few suspect just how
much fluid, besides water, it takes to keep
the throats Of our population in satisfac-
torily moist condition. The records of the
Internal Revenue Bureau throw some light
ON the question, and, being official besides,
leave no doubt or dispute. If all the be,r
drank last year by our people was impartial
ly allotted to every man, woman and child in
the nation, in equal quantities, it would give
each ole ten and tbree-quarter gallons. To
this must also be added one and one filth
gallons of spirituous liquors.
But pursuing these figures a little more
closely gives us other lesults worth mention
ing. Not every man or every woman drinks
beer or whiskey, and none of the children
| 1t is safe to assume that one-thlrd of our
| population, or about twenty mill ons Of our
cit zens, absorb all the strong drinks of the
country. This would make tue allotment uf
beer to every drinker at least thtrty-two gal
Ions and nearly four gallons of whiskey.
But they indulge in other luxuries also.
Enough cigars are smoked in the country TO
give forty-two to every inhabitant, besides
several cigarettes and three and quarter
pounds Of chewing tobacco. 1t is estimated
the cost to the American people of drinking
and smoking, if equally distributed among
that portion of our population which docs
drink and smoke, would give an average cost
to each OF $57, OF enough to buy all the food
they can consume in year The army ra.
tion costs the government s3S per annnm
and it gives the soldier more than he can eat
Iu short, the drinking portion of our popua
tion consumes enough beer, tobacco, anC
whisky to buy them food supplies for til,
entire year.
But study the following recently com
piled by Hartford (Conn contenporar!
as showing how we send our money